The Resource Letters to a young writer : some practical and philosophical advice, Colum McCann
Letters to a young writer : some practical and philosophical advice, Colum McCann
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The item Letters to a young writer : some practical and philosophical advice, Colum McCann represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Anaheim Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- "Drawing on the lessons learned throughout a distinguished writing career and nearly 20 years as a teacher of creative writing, McCann delivers a collection of essays that combines practical advice, creative inspiration, and a profound call to arms for a new generation of writers to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art. Addressing subjects such as "The Terror of the White Page," "Embrace the Critics," and "If You're Done, You've Just Begun," this collection is a testament to the bruises of writing as profession and as calling, and a paean to the power of language"-- provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 166 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: The Unsayable Ecstasies
- Letter to a Young Writer --There Are No Rules
- Your First Line
- Don't Write What You Know
- The Terror of the White Page
- No Ideas Without Music
- A Hero of Consciousness
- Out from the Dust: Creating Characters
- Shaping the Truth
- Carry a Notebook
- Be a Camera
- Fuhgheddaboudit: Writing Dialogue
- Read Aloud
- Who What Where When How and Why
- Seeking Structure
- What Matters: Language and Plot
- Punctuation: It's Not Just a Throwaway Thing (Comma)
- Research: Google Isn't Deep Enough
- No Rust on Your Sentences Please
- The Habit of Hoping
- There are No Literary Olympics
- How Old is the Young Writer?
- Don't Be a Dick
- Then Again, Don't Be Too Nice
- Fail, Fail, Fail
- Read, Read, Read
- Rejoyce
- Writing is Entertainment
- Take a Break
- Who's Your Ideal Reader?
- How to Get an Agent
- What if I Don't Get an Agent?
- Finding the Right Editor
- Bringing (Your Own) Fresh Eyes to Your Stories
- Throw It All Away
- Allow the Reader's Intelligence
- Success
- If You're Done, You've Only Just Begun
- Blurbs (or the Art of Literary Porn)
- A Secret Hearing
- Where Should I Write?
- To MFA or Not to MFA?
- Should I Read While I'm Writing?
- Smash that Mirror
- The Dark Dogs of the Mind
- Write Yourself a Credo
- The Bus Theory
- Why Tell Stories
- Embrace the Critics
- Be Exhausted When You Finish
- Your Last Line
- Letter to a Young Writer, Redux
- Isbn
- 9780399590818
- Label
- Letters to a young writer : some practical and philosophical advice
- Title
- Letters to a young writer
- Title remainder
- some practical and philosophical advice
- Statement of responsibility
- Colum McCann
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Drawing on the lessons learned throughout a distinguished writing career and nearly 20 years as a teacher of creative writing, McCann delivers a collection of essays that combines practical advice, creative inspiration, and a profound call to arms for a new generation of writers to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art. Addressing subjects such as "The Terror of the White Page," "Embrace the Critics," and "If You're Done, You've Just Begun," this collection is a testament to the bruises of writing as profession and as calling, and a paean to the power of language"-- provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McCann, Colum
- Dewey number
- 808.02
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN187
- LC item number
- .M36 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Creative writing
- Authorship
- Authorship
- Label
- Letters to a young writer : some practical and philosophical advice, Colum McCann
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The Unsayable Ecstasies -- Letter to a Young Writer --There Are No Rules -- Your First Line -- Don't Write What You Know -- The Terror of the White Page -- No Ideas Without Music -- A Hero of Consciousness -- Out from the Dust: Creating Characters -- Shaping the Truth -- Carry a Notebook -- Be a Camera -- Fuhgheddaboudit: Writing Dialogue -- Read Aloud -- Who What Where When How and Why -- Seeking Structure -- What Matters: Language and Plot -- Punctuation: It's Not Just a Throwaway Thing (Comma) -- Research: Google Isn't Deep Enough -- No Rust on Your Sentences Please -- The Habit of Hoping -- There are No Literary Olympics -- How Old is the Young Writer? -- Don't Be a Dick -- Then Again, Don't Be Too Nice -- Fail, Fail, Fail -- Read, Read, Read -- Rejoyce -- Writing is Entertainment -- Take a Break -- Who's Your Ideal Reader? -- How to Get an Agent -- What if I Don't Get an Agent? -- Finding the Right Editor -- Bringing (Your Own) Fresh Eyes to Your Stories -- Throw It All Away -- Allow the Reader's Intelligence -- Success -- If You're Done, You've Only Just Begun -- Blurbs (or the Art of Literary Porn) -- A Secret Hearing -- Where Should I Write? -- To MFA or Not to MFA? -- Should I Read While I'm Writing? -- Smash that Mirror -- The Dark Dogs of the Mind -- Write Yourself a Credo -- The Bus Theory -- Why Tell Stories -- Embrace the Critics -- Be Exhausted When You Finish -- Your Last Line -- Letter to a Young Writer, Redux
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xix, 166 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399590818
- Lccn
- 2016055256
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- 2016055256
- Label
- Letters to a young writer : some practical and philosophical advice, Colum McCann
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The Unsayable Ecstasies -- Letter to a Young Writer --There Are No Rules -- Your First Line -- Don't Write What You Know -- The Terror of the White Page -- No Ideas Without Music -- A Hero of Consciousness -- Out from the Dust: Creating Characters -- Shaping the Truth -- Carry a Notebook -- Be a Camera -- Fuhgheddaboudit: Writing Dialogue -- Read Aloud -- Who What Where When How and Why -- Seeking Structure -- What Matters: Language and Plot -- Punctuation: It's Not Just a Throwaway Thing (Comma) -- Research: Google Isn't Deep Enough -- No Rust on Your Sentences Please -- The Habit of Hoping -- There are No Literary Olympics -- How Old is the Young Writer? -- Don't Be a Dick -- Then Again, Don't Be Too Nice -- Fail, Fail, Fail -- Read, Read, Read -- Rejoyce -- Writing is Entertainment -- Take a Break -- Who's Your Ideal Reader? -- How to Get an Agent -- What if I Don't Get an Agent? -- Finding the Right Editor -- Bringing (Your Own) Fresh Eyes to Your Stories -- Throw It All Away -- Allow the Reader's Intelligence -- Success -- If You're Done, You've Only Just Begun -- Blurbs (or the Art of Literary Porn) -- A Secret Hearing -- Where Should I Write? -- To MFA or Not to MFA? -- Should I Read While I'm Writing? -- Smash that Mirror -- The Dark Dogs of the Mind -- Write Yourself a Credo -- The Bus Theory -- Why Tell Stories -- Embrace the Critics -- Be Exhausted When You Finish -- Your Last Line -- Letter to a Young Writer, Redux
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xix, 166 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399590818
- Lccn
- 2016055256
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- 2016055256
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